Hand-landtern.



R. F. SCHNEIDER. HAND LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9, I915.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

RICHARD r. somvnrzonn, or CHICAGO N018.

HAND-LAN 'TERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

Application filed August a, 1915., Serial No. 44,369.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD F. SGHNEI DER, a resident of Chicago, in the county 0 Cook and State of Illinois, have invented cowl or top 16, a frame comprising a font holder 11, a wire ring 12 serving as a base, ire legs 14 connecting ring 12 to the font holder, wire bars 17 and rings 19 and 20.

certain new and useful Improvements inThe cowl or top 16 is usually pivoted to the Hand-Lanterns, of which the following 151 ring 20 to provide access to the lamp for a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to hand-lanterns;

and more particularly, to those used by trainmen for signaling purposes;

It is now customary for the brakeman o flagman to walk back from the train a con siderable. distance when the train stops t give a warning signal or to flag a followin train. In practice, it has been found necessary to use fusees which the flagman carr 1es,' because the head-lights of the followlng train are so powerful that the lantern, when swung by the flagman, is not sufficiently clear to the engineer of the following train. These fusees are usually provided with, a pin or point at their lower ends so they may be stuck into the ground or in a tie and are formed to burn very brightly so' that the signal will be clearly visible by the engineer of the train In practice, it has also been found that the flagman, in leaving his train hastily, to run back. to give a warning signal to a following train, overlooks taking fusees with him.

The present invention designs to provide a combined hand-lantern and fusee'holder so that when the flagman picks up the lantern to run back of the train, the fusee or fusees, on the lantern, will always be taken by the flagman.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved combined hand-lantern and fusee-holder which is simple in construction and can be produced at a low cost.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion. hereof.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective of a device embodying the invention.

Y the removal or replacement of the chimney. A handle or bail 21 is formed at its ends into oops 23, and at said looped ends is'passed hrough IOOPSQQffOIIILBCl in opposite sides f the ring 20. To look the handle against ivotal movement relatively to thelanternrame, it is slidable in the loops 22, and the oops 23 on the lower end of the bail are adapted to be sprung into oppositely-opening wire books 24 formed on the frame. By springing the loops 23 out of the hooks 24:, the bail-may be lifted so that the loops 22 will rest in the lower portion of the loops 23 as shown in Fig. 3. All of the parts thus far described may be of usual construction.

An eye 25 is formed on each of two of the oppositely disposed legs 14, being formed thereonv by looping the wire, and is adapted to receive a point 26 on the lower end of the fusee 27. Pivot eyes 28 are formedby loopingthe wire oftlle handle 21 at each side thereof, and a holder-loop 29 for the body of a fusee is pivoted in each of these eyes 28, so that they will be free to swing vertically. The outer ends 30 of the loops 23 of the handle are extended upwardly through the inner portions of holder-loops 29, so they will be held against lateral movement, but leaving the loops free to swing vertically. The outer portion of each loop 29 is formed to grasp the fusee 27 in such manner that the fusee cannot fall out of the holder. It will be observed that these loops 29 will fall by gravity to an inclined position so that the fusees cannot fall out, and furthermore, if the lantern should be swung by the flagman, the loops will lie against the fusees with sufiicient firmness to prevent the points 26 from leaving the eyes 25. Whenever it is desired to use one of the fusees, the loop 29 will be lifted slightl from the position shown in Fig. 1., so that the fusee will not be cramped therein and then the latter maybe lift'ed is desirable to use the same lantern with a white light and to carry the lantern under the conductors arm in passing through the train to make collections of the fares. At such time, it is not desirable to have the loops 29 projecting from the sides of the handle and to avoid this, each loop 29 is split, as at 31, so that it can be spread sufiiciently to pass around the upwardly extend ing portion 30 of the loop 23 and into position shown in Fig. 3.

It will be observed that the eyes 25 are formed so as to hold the fusee points 26 where they will not project from the lantern or be disposed where the points will catch on the clothes of the flagman and so that said points are not likely to cut the person.

The invention thus exemplifies a handlantern which is provided with fuseeholders which make it possible to carry fusees on the lantern and thus tend to prevent the flagman from forgetting'to take the fusees with him in going back to flag a following train. The fusee-holders are simple in construction and the lantern can be provided with them at a slight additional expense. The fusees are effectively secured in the holders so that there is no danger of losing them.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details set forth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claims; without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination with a lantern provided with a pivoted handle, of a fuseeholder comprising means on the lower portion of the lantern for receiving the point of a fuses, and means on the handle for holding the body of the fusee.

2. The combination with a lantern comprising a frame and a handle, of an eye on the lower portion of the frame for receiving the pin of a fusee, and a swinging loop on the handle for holding-the body of the fusee.

3. The combination with a lantern comprising a handle and a wire frame comprising legs, of an eye on one of the legs for holding the point of a fusee, and means connected to the handle for holding the body of the fusee. I

4:. The combination with a lantern comprising a handle, of means on the lower portion of the lantern for holding the point of a fusee, and a split loop pivotally connected to the handle for holding the body of the fusee.

5. The combination with a lantern comprising a wire handle, of means on the lower portion of the lantern for holding the point of a fusee, said handle-being formed with an eye, and means connected to said eye for holding the body of the fusee.

RICHARD F. SCHNEIDER.

WVitnesses HOWARD S. LARIMER, E. V. CONWAY.

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Washington, D. G. 

